Paris ended their Champions League group stage in great fashion, taking down German side Stuttgart 4-1 with Ousmane Dembélé scoring a hat-trick.

The victory relieves the pressure on PSG coach Luis Enrique and sets the French giants up for a two-legged knockout tie in February to progress to the last 16. The loss means Stuttgart are eliminated from the Champions League on their return to the competition after 15 years.

Luis Enrique's PSG were in danger of also missing the cut in November before they completed a remarkable turnaround, winning their last three games and scoring 11 goals

STUTTGART: Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages. PSG were at risk of elimination after a disappointing group stage,

It was the main architect of last week's remontada in Bradley Barcola who would open the scoring after just five minutes. In what was effectively PSG's first

STUTTGART, Germany - Paris St Germain secured a playoff spot in the Champions League as Ousmane Dembele played chief tormentor in a 4-1 away demolition of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.

Ousmane Dembélé delivered an impressive performance, scoring three goals as PSG took down Stuttgart and secured their seat for the playoff.